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Rubbra was born in Northampton in England. He worked as a railwayman after leaving school, then won a scholarship to the Royal College of Music, where he studied under Gustav Holst, Cyril Scott, and Ralph Vaughan Williams. While in the army during World War II, Rubbra founded a piano trio. After the war, he became a music lecturer at the University of Oxford. In 1948, he converted to Roman Catholicism. Northampton Guildhall, built 1861-4, E.W. Godwin, architect Northampton is a large market town and a local government district in central England upon the River Nene, and the county town of Northamptonshire. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... // The Royal College of Music from Prince Consort Road, London The Royal College of Music is a prestigious music school located in Kensington, London. ... Gustav Holst Gustavus Theodor von Holst (September 21, 1874 – May 25, 1934) was an English composer. ... Cyril Scott (1879–1970) was an English romanticist composer with some impressionist qualities. ... Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM (October 12, 1872 – August 26, 1958) was an influential British composer. ... Combatants Allies: Soviet Union, United Kingdom, France/Free France, United States, Canada, China, India, Australia, Poland, New Zealand, South Africa, Greece, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, Bulgaria, Finland, Romania, Hungary, Burma, Slovakia Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8... The University of Oxford (often called Oxford University), located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ...

Rubbra's musical output included eleven symphonies, four string quartets, and three concertos. He is well-known for having orchestrated Brahms' Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel in 1938. A symphony is an extended composition usually for orchestra and usually comprising several movements. ... The resident string quartet of the Library of Congress in 1963 A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string instruments—usually two violins, a viola and cello—or a piece written to be performed by such a group. ... In classical music, the word concerto (pl. ... For the use of the term orchestration in computer science, see orchestration (computers) Orchestration is the study and practice of adapting music for an orchestra or musical ensemble. ... Johannes Brahms. ... The Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. ...

Works

Orchestral Works

• Symphonies
  • Symphony No. 1, Op. 44
  • Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 45
  • Symphony No. 3, Op. 49
  • Symphony No. 4, Op. 53
  • Symphony No. 5 in B-flat, Op. 63
  • Symphony No. 6, Op. 80
  • Symphony No. 7 in C, Op. 88
  • Symphony No. 8, Op. 132, Hommage à Teilhard de Chardin
  • Symphony No. 9, Op. 140, Resurrection
  • Symphony No. 10, Op. 145, da Camera
  • Symphony No. 11, Op. 153, à Colette
• Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby, Op. 50

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Concertante Works

• Piano
  • Piano Concerto, Op. 30, withdrawn
  • Sinfonia Concertante in C, Op. 38
  • Piano Concerto in G, Op. 85
• Violin
  • Violin Concerto in A, Op. 103
  • Improvisation for Violin for Orchestra, Op. 89
• Viola
  • Viola Concerto in A, Op. 75
• Cello
  • Soliloquy, for cello and orchestra

Instrumental Works

• Violin Sonatas
  • Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 11
  • Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 31
  • Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 133
• Cello Sonata in G, Op. 60
• Oboe Sonata in C, Op. 100
• Duo for Cor Anglais and Piano, Op. 156

Chamber Works

• String Quartets
  • String Quartet No. 1 in F minor, Op. 35
  • String Quartet No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 73
  • String Quartet No. 3, Op. 112
  • String Quartet No. 4, Op. 150
• Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 68, in one movement
• Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 138
• Lyric Movement for String Quartet and Piano, Op. 24

Choral Works

• The Morning Watch, op. 55, for chorus and orchestra
• Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A, for chorus and organ

Books

• Foreman, Lewis, ed. Edmund Rubbra, composer : essays : with an introd. by Sir Adrian Boult & three specially commissioned drawings of Dr. Rubbra by Richard Walker. Rickmansworth: Triad Press: 1977. ISBN 0902070215.
• Grover, Ralph Scott. The Music of Edmund Rubbra. Brookfield, Vt. : Ashfield Publishing Co. ISBN 0859679101. Includes a worklist.